Code of ConductCoaches and managers

All coaches and managers are expected to:

Attend the Junior Team Managers course and obtain the relevant qualification within their first six months of appointment as manager/coach as a minimum requirement. This is to include the first aid course as part of the certificate.

Fill out a self-declaration form and an FA personal disclosure form.

Place the well being and safety of each player above all other considerations.

Ensure they, their team and parents act in a sporting and responsible way towards the opposition supporters, referee and opposing team. Any player or parent not doing so will be disciplined by the committee as it sees fit.

Ensure the team is kitted out in club colours (blue and black) at all times except where there is a clash of colours, when a reserve strip (preferably yellow and green) may be used.

Ensure all players wear shin pads.

Ensure all appropriate, safe, training equipment is used at all times and follow goal-post safety guidelines as set out by the FA.

Ensure that a suitably stocked first aid kit is available at all times for both training sessions and matches.

Be mindful of the physical and mental well being of each child when planning training sessions and be aware of a child’s physical limitations within the team frame-work.

Abide by The Football Association’s Child Protection Policies and Procedures, Codes of Conduct and Equal Opportunities and Anti-Discrimination Policy.